My stomach hurts, and I shift my body feeling uncomfortable. I tilt my head and smell the air, and notice there are a fair few around me; one doe in particular is closer than the others, and I can see her from the hill.
"Hm. They'll be born before the day is out."
Who... Trees! How wonderful...
"Why so sad?"
I know your view on weakness all too well by now.
"You think the fawn is at risk being born in this weather? Well, that is partially true. But my Winter children born in the cold, providing they survive, are the strongest off all."
... My, you do have double standards.
"Young life is weakness, but that is how any life starts. That does not mean I should want to extinguish it before it has shown its worth."
Your laws are surprisingly sound, Winter.
I walk down from Red Hill, scuffing my hooves through the snow lazily.
What is the matter? "This stomach quakes... and vision is blurred."
You drank and ate rather too quickly, didn't you. And you have not yet slept.
"Sleep? Only mortals sleep."
Well... the bulk you are dragging through the snow appears to be mortal, don't forget. You will need to sleep.
I continue to spite myself, and am met with something beautiful.
"She is?"
That is Geisha... a quiet friend of mine. Do be nice to her...
She bows, and we exchange scents. But she nuzzles me, and my reduced tolerance due to my stomach ache has me taunting at her and leaving. She follows, though.
Hm-hm... It is always the quiet ones who can be the most indignant. She didn't like that.
"Then she can leave me alone."
I sit down in some frostbitten flowers, cranky, tired. Geisha follows and cautiously sits with her back to me, before getting a bit too close. I move a short distance away.
"Despite her disrespect, I am not feeling well to chase her away."
It happens again, so I taunt and walk away.
Sit down, sulky. "Then you explain this to me."
What is it you find about others sitting but a short distance away so unpleasant? You let Virgil sit closer than her yesterday. "Virgil was obedient. This doe friend of yours is not, and I will accept none of it."
But no harm is done. They are confused by you... me. Show some understanding, and let them sit with you rather than shoo them away. They might understand not to come close as to touch... but at least they can still be with you... me.
"You miss them."
I do, yes. You are cruel to them...
Spyrre trots quite quickly to me in the distance. She is none the wiser, and is far too flamboyant in her actions. I am displeased by her display, threaten, and move away.
"Another one of your blasphemous friends?"
Spyrre... I haven't been able to see her for a long time... I miss her...
"Hm. Another small one."
... You need to try harder.
"Excuse me?"
All you're doing is pushing my friends away. They do not please you? Well, you do not please them. At all.
"Why must they insist themselves upon me? They show me no respect. Nuzzle and chase a perfect stranger without thought of them? It's-"
No, you in body are not a stranger. You are a cold foreign mind within their friend, and it is their right to seek you.
"This... is... strange."
I cannot help it. I close my eyes, and my head nods until it is on the ground.
I experience darkness, and a transition into nothingness.
When I wake up hours later, I feel strangely calm and maybe even a little disorientated.
"I feel... better. That is what sleep does?"
Even the most foul moods can be calmed by sleep... Tell me, do you feel less... stressed?
"Stressed? I do not know the meaning."
Are you feeling less frustrated than before? Do you think you can listen to me with more effort...
"My frustration is only that others do not do right by me."
I sigh inwardly as a young female bounces up to me, giggling and laughing.
"..."
This is Leea. She's very happy, isn't she?
"If that is what you can call that... strange bouncing. Why is she doing that?"
Because she is happy to see me. Despite the taunt you just gave her...
"Her fault, not mine."
Leea follows me wherever I go.
Hm-hm...
"What are
you laughing at?"
You don't know what to do, do you!
"No... I just... Why doesn't nothing I do make her go away. At least with the others they looked as if they had been told off, and rightly so! But this one doesn't seem phased."
Leea is a little diamond in this place. I don't think there is anyone one or think that can stop her from being happy and wanting to laugh and jump with others.
"... Too much jumping. It looks weird."
I bet you couldn't bounce around like that. You have barely mastered running.
"Why would
I engage in such indignant prancing?"
So you are honestly telling me that your rushing, utterly schizophrenic winds are any different?
"Certainly. Commanding the wind is an art, and is not comparable to such..."
When I sit down at the bridge, Leea is over-zealous with her skipping and falls off into the water.
"... Clumsiness. Aha, justice for her silly behaviour."
I think you'll find that folk around here are never penalized for doing what makes them happy. She is unfazed by me... you. You're cold to her, yet, she will still bow to you. A very pretty and courteous bow, too; what does that say about her, hm?
"That she is naive for thinking I will suddenly accept her."
Cloud walks slowly onto the bridge and sits near me. Leea also bows to him, then sits the other side of me. I am pinned by the two.
"She bows to him too. What is the use of a bow when it is flung around so freely? I remember long ago when bows were reserved for the highest of creatures, a show of unquestionable respect and honour for being in the higher's presence. But this, this is-"
-A bow is a hello. A greeting that must always be returned lest you are thought of as rude. It can be the formal acknowledgment, a precursor to the greeting of someone new. But, like I said, a lot of the time it is a hello. And that is always nice.
I let them sit with me. They are the closest yet.
Very good... "Three... Two... One."
Hm?
I roll my eyes. Leea got up and decided to nuzzle me, and that was the straw that broke the camels back. I taunt and leave, but both of them follow.
"You see? If I let anyone close, they will take liberties. Give an inch, they take a mile. I'm happy that Kaoori took the hint and has not sought me today."
Kaoori... I hope she can forgive me... /
I stop and look back, and wait for them before I start to walk.
"... I don't know why I did that."
Guilt.
"Guilt?"
You know my friends are being hurt by you...
"Ah, no-no. Look, they are following me, and I am leading them. Mn, much more like it."
When I stop and sit down, there is a lot of seat-switching as Leea can't seem to understand that I do not want her to sit so close. Cloud impresses me. He sits in front, facing me, obedient.
"Guilt... nonsense. They showed me respect, so I can afford to be a little more tolerant of them."
I'm amazed Leea is still here, the amount of times you have threatened her today.
I look past Cloud to the flower patch.
"Tolerance does not mean I will ever do
that."
*sits*
This is intense. XD Can't
This will be great!
Awh man, I'm gunna miss it.
Eff you, work. Eff you.
Can't wait to see how this plays out, though. o:
This sounds so neat. o: I
-Builds yet another
God. ♥
-attaches self to tree-
Interesting. 8o *curious of
*peeks out from behinde a
Leea, Leeon,Lady Masquerade amd Lady Adora
This is so exciting XD
*curious track*
I can almost hear Aurora
I'm excited. <3
haha, I teared up over that.
OAJAJOOKJFHD. *Drools.* I
I can't wait for moar. c:
Poor Kaoori! Wonder what will
I wonder what will happen
♥
This looks really fun o: I
Poor Dag ;^;
I love thissss. I don't know
Poor Kaoori ;;
*follows story* This is
This is fascinating. ^_^ Keep up the good work.
"'What are they doing?' Ah,
Aka, acting like dumbasses XD I'm unreasonably excited to see my deer in here, even if he is naked XD
Thank you everyone! I wish
Shaku - Haha! Part of the fun of doing this is that because the background is white, it is practically impossible for me to see pictograms and work out who people are |D
Oooh, I thought you
track
I wasn't aware Toukan was
I don't know if I'll have a
if i ever get Leea on the
Leea, Leeon,Lady Masquerade amd Lady Adora
This is very interesting to
Thanks guys (: Hopefully
Quad-Wolf saw him by the
What's the best time of day
11pm UK/London time. It's not
Ah. Around dinner time for
Well, I can try, anyway. Thanks.
I've been confused about
Today was the last day, so
Thank you everyone who has read/followed, and those who interacted with him in forest. It was interesting to not be in control, and if I'm honest quite frustrating seeing my Dag being so mean. I'm itching to have fun with him again and I think he has a lot of making up to do when that happens... (;
Finished? By god, its epic.
By god, its epic. c:
I absolutely cannot wait for more. ♥
Butt nuzzled a season spirit:
Score. /shoe'd
This was all awesome, Dag. Though all of them were different, this one really went somewhere new. It was exciting.
^ Rofl. Winter has left the
Winter has left the building, folks.
What an amazing outcome! I
I love reading Dag's story. It's so deep!
*claps* I do kind of wish I
I do kind of wish I could have been part of it, but it's not a big deal. I loved it anyway.
this ws sooooo much fun Leea
Leea, Leeon,Lady Masquerade amd Lady Adora
This is so precious... each
I unfortunately only saw him from afar, meh... ♥
Vee - Thanks! I like that
paz - I'm sorry you couldn't be a part of it, but I appreciate you and everyone else following it for the storyline, not just the chance to get involved (:
spiritslife - Oh yes I remember her hiding behind him from Beliar ♥ Thank you!
Munkel - Thank you... ;; I think CB would have been very upset. It was hard seeing Kaoori be chased off so I can't imagine how sad it would have been to see CB like that XD
I think I may make a third part to round things off, but I'm unsure at the moment. What I've found while doing this is that there are loopholes with what I did previously, and there are bits of the story from last year that I would have made slightly different. Buuut that's what happens when you don't plan and do things on the spot I guess. What is clear to me now though is that all of these things are like experimental mini plot premises, and if I wanted to write a complete story about Dag outside of the tef world, I already have the material. =D
What I was thinking is at the end of his story, I could put together a sort of chronicle blog explaining each part and my ideas behind them. The whole thing started after I had written a paper on social networking, and it started as a test to see the capacity of a creative community to respond to different things. I like to think what I've done here is unique...
Do you think it would be a nice idea to do a sort of... "behind the scenes" at the end?
I'd love to see a behind the
I agree with Hraeth.
I also agree with Hraeth. (:
I agree with the people who
I wish my internet was up and
That was a lovely read <3
Five days later... if I'm not